Frog Pond Baby Blanket

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Frog Pond Baby Blanket is a fun, whimsical design that reminded me of a pond near my home with blue water, grass, algae, cat tails and willows… This multi-textrual blanket is a simple yet fascinating stitch pattern… I hope you will enjoy crocheting this project!!

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The Right Side will be working Color A rows for the base of the blanket

Ch 92

With Color A ~ Kiwi

Row 1: Ch 1, turn, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across. = 91 sc

Change to Color B ~ Glass

Row 2: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, 2 dc in same st, * sk 2 sts, sc in next st, sk 2 sts, 5dc shell in next st*, repeat * to * across, ending with a 3dc shell in last st. = 2 3dc shells, 14 5dc shells ** For rows 6 and beyond… you will place the sc around the chain and into the top of the center st of the shell like in row 4**

Row 4: Join, ch 1, turn, sc in same st, *sk ch, 5dc shell in next sc, sk to 3rd dc of previous row, sc around ch and into the top of 3rd dc*see picture below*, repeat * * across to the last st, sc in last st. = 15 shells, 16 ch1

Edging:

Begin with Right Side Facing, join color A to the bottom right corner.

Row 1: Ch 1, 3 sc in same st, sc 91 evenly across side rows to top corner, 3 sc in corner st, sc in next 3 sts/chs, sc around chain and into the top of the 3rd dc of shell from previous row, * sc in next 5 sts/chs, sc around chain and into the 3rd st of shell below*, repeat * * across, 3 sc in next corner, sc 91 evenly down next side rows, 3 sc in corner, Join to bottom corner.

Row 2: Turn, sl st across to the middle st of corner, ch 2(counts as hdc), 2 hdc in same st, hdc in next 93 sts, *3 hdc in next corner st, hdc in next 93 sts*, repeat * * 2 more times, join to the top of ch 2. = 384 hdc